This painting, by Tom Roberts, shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament on 9 May, 1901. The location was the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, which was apparently the only place that could fit the massive number of guests. The man in the cocked hat is George V, still technically the Duke of Cornwall and York.
Sunday 30 November 2008
The First Parliament
This painting, by Tom Roberts, shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament on 9 May, 1901. The location was the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, which was apparently the only place that could fit the massive number of guests. The man in the cocked hat is George V, still technically the Duke of Cornwall and York.
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